diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 1693f8af..81980629 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ init:
       if [ "${APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE}" == "macOS" ]
       then
         python --version
-        brew upgrade python3
+        brew install python3
         brew link --overwrite python@3.8
         python --version
       fi